Promoting Participation? An Examination of Rulemaking Notification and Access Procedures

摘要: This study documents state implementation of mechanisms designed to promote public participation in agency rulemaking. Many scholars have questioned the effectiveness such mechanisms, arguing that they fail encourage greater or increased does not affect substance administrative rules. Using data from a unique survey administrators, author employs multivariate analyses assess relationship between these measures and perceived influence external actors. The results suggest critics may understate importance notification access procedures. These devices are associated with increases impact wide variety actors on content